Why you’ll love using Skype
Talk face-to-face with friends, family and colleagues. Share a smile, blow a kiss, explain an idea or just gaze longingly – free video calls with Skype are the next best thing to being there.
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A Windows or Mac computer
A broadband internet connection
A built-in or external webcam
Speak to anyone in the world for free. Invite friends to join Skype and you can chat to them for as long as you like, wherever they are, for free. Say goodbye to quick catch-ups, say hello to free Skype calls.
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A Windows or Mac computer
A broadband internet connection (broadband is best)
A built-in microphone or plug-in headset
Make Skype-to-Skype calls on the go
Call people who aren’t on Skype
You can use Skype to call landlines and mobiles worldwide, at amazing rates. Simply dial a phone number, then start saving.
Call phones worldwide:
from 2.1¢/min1 or $1.09/month
View all pricesA Windows or Mac computer
A broadband internet connection (broadband is best)
A built-in microphone or plug-in headset
Some Skype Credit or a Pay Monthly subscription
Make low cost calls to phones on your mobile
Send an instant message when you can’t talk. Quicker than email, instant messaging is another way to stay in touch with one or more of your Skype contacts. You can share large files, too.
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A Windows or Mac computer
A broadband internet connection (broadband is best)
Send instand messages on a range of handsets
Make Skype calls from any phone Set up a Skype To Go number to start making great value calls to landlines and mobiles abroad – from any phone.
Receive calls from landlines and mobiles. If you travel a lot an online number can save you and your friends money. They call you on a local number, you pick up in Skype – wherever you are.
Send SMS worldwide. Reach friends instantly anywhere in the world with a text message directly from Skype.
These great features aren’t tied to your desktop – Skype now works on the technology you use everyday.
No emergency calls with Skype
Skype is not a replacement for your ordinary telephone and can't be used for emergency calling
